Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-09-25
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"Munbars," the New Play To Be Given BY h
B. Mantell.
4 SKETCH OF The PLOT.
The Matinee Given by Frederick Wards,
Yesterday.
The COMING OF THE AIESTRELS.

Mantell Is 10 appear NJ tne oPe4" AA"e'
Tuesday night, is an adaptation from the
French of D'Ennery, by Louis Nathal, the
author of prisoner for Life and other
we'll known plays. "Monbars" is strong
romantic drama with many novel and
realistic situations, some comedy and a
number of quaint character sketches. Rob
ert Monbars is a man born Of the people,
and the story of the drama opens finding him
ruler amongst the people, who worship
him for the qualities that are recognized
the world over, /. e.-Honor and Love OF
Country. Having won a name and a posi-
ton amongst the heroes of his time, Mon
bars settles in his native town, where his
wealth is already giving employment to
thousands of workmen and where his
name is honored and reyered. On
the threshold of his new career
he saves the life OF Diane,
the daughter Of an aristocrat,
| with whom he falls in love, and thinking
that his feelings are reciprocated he pro-
poses for her hand, and she, to save her
father from poverty and out OF a sense oil
gratitude, accepts him. There is hasty
marriage, after which they leave for Mon
bars home. Overtaken by storm they
seek shelter in an inn where Louis, the
man Diane loves, is lying sick. Here
meeting takes place between them, alter
which the husband learns that his wife has
sold herself to him and loves another,
whose nams she will not divulge, but upon
whom he swears to be avenged. Arriving
at st. Malo, their future home, we fluid
husband and wife living as strangers to
each other. Here we are introduced
TO several new characters, Laurent,
whom Monbars believes trustworthy
friend, and Jeanne, his wife; Laurent
begins plotting mischief, and at length pre-
| walls on Monbars to make will whereby,
in case he dies before his wife, his estate
will pass to Laurents son. This being
successfully accomplished, he introduces a
slow poison into the food of Monbars and
manages to fasten the suspicion On Diane,
the Wife A physician is called in, but he
finds it impossible to correctly diagnose the
case, aud asks that consultation be held,
for which purpose he would like to call IN
the assistance of colleague OF his from
Paris This colleague is no other than the
unknown man who loves Diane and upon
whom Moubars swore to be avenged.
Louis finds traces of poison, but believes
that the patient has not yet taken the
fatal dose. Monbars asks the phys
icians to step into an alcove while
he questions his wife, whom he
believes to be guilty. The lady enters
the room, and, being accused of the deed,
she asserts her innocence but Monbars IS
unconvinced. Recalling the physicians he
is astonished to learn that the man he has
been searching for, Louis de Meran," the
man to whom he has sworn to be father
in the place of the one he has killed, is
standing before him and that he is the
man that his wife loved. Diminishing them
all from his presence he intends 10 do
what he believes will be maguanimous
action. He rings for his friend Laurent
and tells him that their suspicious were
unjust and that he is convinced that his
wife is innocent, and to avoid any diff.
Guilty that she may have after his death
by her arrest on suspicion of being his
poisoner, or otherwise, he writes a letter
in which he fully explains that the
indirect cause of his death is hydrophobia,
| from the pangs of which he il suf-
fering, and TO put an end to them he is
about to commit suicide. Closing this
letter he Is about to seal it when he dis
covers hisfriend dropping something into
cup of tea which has just been prepared
| for him. Turning upon Laurent he accuses
him of being the poisoner, and he, knowing
that the letter which Monbars has just
written will shield him from the conse-
quences, does not deny the accusation, but
admits and glories in his knayery. Mon
bars, reused to frenzy by the villainy of
Laurent and his own abasement, attempts
to ring for help, but this the villain will
not permit him to do. Seeing that it is a
question of life or death, he seizes from
a panoply of arms pair Of rapiers and
daggers, and throwing one of each TO Lau-
rent, terrible duel is fought. Monbars
receives dangerous thrust and the villain,
thinking to finish him, rushes at him and
in turn receives his own death-blow.
The scutfle and sharp taps of the bell
upon which the wounded Monbars has
hammered with his rapier, brings the
whole household upon the scene. Diane,
thinking that Monbars is fatally wounded,
throws herself at his feet and they ask
forgiveness of each other. Monbars, at
last knowing that his wife does indeed
love him, now regrets that he must die,
and begs to be saved. Louis examines
the wound and assures him it is not Of a
serious nature, and that he will live.
Husband and wife embrace each other,
and Louis, wishing them joy, seeks 10 for
get his love in the profession he has chosen.